Patients are recruited from our hypertension outpatient clinic. Inclusion criteria are current antihypertensive treatment, diastolic ABP ≤ 90 mmHg, age of ≥ 60 years. Prior to the exercise program, cardiac function is examined by ECG and echocardiogram. Exclusion criteria are regular engagement in physical exercise training in the past 12 weeks prior to inclusion in the study, symptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease, aortic insufficiency or stenosis > stage I, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), congestive heart failure (> NYHA II), uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia with haemodynamic relevance, systolic office BP ≥ 180 mmHg, signs of acute ischemia in exercise ECG, change of antihypertensive medication in the past 6 weeks prior to inclusion in the study or during follow-up period. According to these criteria 54 patients are enrolled and randomized to exercise and control group.